Keep the doors shut on the shed set up plenty of traps.
Best way to keep mice out of furniture.
In the winter you can also choose to bait traps with nest building materials such as a cotton ball yarn or twine.
One of the safest ways to get rid of mice in a storage building is to use vinegar.
The poison i have used they just seem to move it around but never eat it.
The first is growing peppermint plants and leaving them around the house.
To prevent them from coming in use a plastic mattress cover that is specifically designed for keeping pests out.
Peppermint oil to repel mice.
The most common way that bed bugs get in storage units is through mattresses.
Wherever possible use two traps.
Step 1 clean out the storage building to remove garbage debris and other materials that could act as nesting materials or camouflage for a mouse.
Set snap traps with the baited trigger end of the trap tight against the wall because mice usually run along walls.
The scent of the dead mouse will help attract any other mice in the house.
Cover mattresses and upholstered furniture.
The best bait for mouse traps is a highly attractive calorie dense food like peanut butter hazelnut spread or chocolate.
Keep mice away from the trash move the trash cans away from the house and use cans with tight fitting lids.
Use only a small amount of mouse bait to ensure the mouse triggers the trap.
Make sure any mattress you keep in storage is free of insects before storage.
Metal cans with tight fitting lids are the best because a mouse can still smell food even in a sealed can and will chew a hole in the plastic.
The scent of vinegar is noxious to many four legged pests including mice and rats.
Now there are two ways to incorporate the smell of peppermint into your home.
They cannot chew through aluminum and other metal cans which keeps them away.
The smell will deter them from entering or roaming around in the first place.
Dispose of a dead mouse in a plastic bag in the garbage then reuse the trap.